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Thomas Leverett Bevis
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Thomas Leverett Bevis
10/31/1837 - 12/28/1907
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Thomas Leverett Bevis was born on October 31, 1837 somewhere in South Carolina and died on December 28, 1907 in Jackson County, Florida. He lived to be 70 years old.
Thomas enlisted in CO A, 5th FLA BAT. CAV. on Aug 5 1862, in Chattahoochee, FL. He surrendered at Tallahassee, FL in May 1865 and was paroled at Tallahassee, FL. on May 17,1865.
He married Louisa W. Grubb in 1865.
Children: Albert Nicholas (1865 -1950)
Jimmie Leverett (1868-1959)
Joseph Henry (1873-1956)
William Randolph (1875-1955)
Lottie Louisa Bevis (1876-1972) - married Rufus Lemon Green
Thomas Richard (1872-1966)
George Luther (1879-1966)
Catherine "Kate" Elizabeth (1882-1905) -married H.S. Howard | 
 | Census | 10/25/1850 | District 41 GA (Heard County) | 12 yrs old | | Recorded as family #469: William L. Bevis (age 35, born in Virginia), Jane (age 30, born in South Carolina), John (age 21), Jances L (male, age 18), Susanah (age 15), Nancy (age 14), Thomas (age 12), Punkny (male, age 10), Martin L. (male, age 7), Andrew J. (age 4). William estimates the value of his property at $700. He is a farmer, John is a mechanic and Jances is a farmer. Place of birth is not recorded for the children. |
| Graveyard/Tombstone | 12/28/1907 | Bascom FL (Jackson County) | 70 yrs old | Thomas Leverett Bevis - Oct. 31, 1837 to
Dec. 28, 1907
Uncle Tow
Bascom Baptist Cemetery
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| 5 |
1842 |
Congress passes the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It entitles persons willing and able to bear arms against the Indians and establish themselves in villages along the borders of Indian territory ownership of their land after 5 years. |
| 5 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
| 8 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 13 |
1850 |
Florida's total population has grown to 87,445. This includes about 39,000 slaves and 1,000 free blacks. Indians were not counted. |
| 18 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins and war breaks out with most of the battles occurring in Central Florida. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 24 |
1861 |
No Floridian's voted for Lincoln during the 1860 election. On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the U.S. and joined the Confederate States of America a few weeks later. |
| 27 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 28 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 28 |
1865 |
May 10th -- Union troops occupy Tallahassee. While Tallahassee was the only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi River that had not been captured, Union troops occupy the capitol following the surrender of the major Confederate armies in the east. |
| 33 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| 45 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
| 46 |
1883 |
Three railroad companies are merged to form the Florida Transit and Penisular Railroad Company. Thee are: Florida Transit Railroad Co., Peninsular Railroad Co, and the Tropical Florida Railroad Co. |
| 47 |
1884 |
Most railroads in Florida are passed into the hands of a single company owned and operated by a single management, under the name of The Florida Railway and Navigation Company. It has more that 500 miles of main track in operation and about 300 miles of track under construction. The longest route was the "Western Division" which ran from Tallahassee to Jacksonville - 209 miles. |
| 69 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
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| 2 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 7 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 16 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 19 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 22 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 28 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 32 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 40 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 42 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 52 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 58 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 60 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 63 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 63 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 64 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 65 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 66 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 67 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 69 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 69 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 69 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
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| 24 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 25 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 45 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 48 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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| 23 |
1860 |
About 63,000 men from South Carolina served in the Confederate armed forces. |
| 31 |
1868 |
South Carolina was readmitted to the Union. |
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| 3 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 5 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 18 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 23 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 25 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 26 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 28 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 31 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 38 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 39 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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Marriages
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| Louisa Grubb
Born on November 4, 1840 and died on June 16, 1926.
They were married 1/1/1865.
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The Children of Thomas Leverett Bevis
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Thomas Richard Bevis
Born somewhere in Florida on September 30, 1872 and died somewhere in Florida on August 1, 1966. He was 93 years old.
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